The Academic Staff Union of Universities has summoned leaders of its various branches nationwide to the national headquarters in Abuja for a meeting.
Sunday PUNCH gathered that the meeting will hold on Sunday (today) at the Festus Iyayi Building, University of Abuja.
Some leaders of the union had already arrived in Abuja for the meeting, it was learnt.
A senior member of the union’s National Executive Council, who spoke on condition of anonymity, confirmed the meeting to our correspondent in Abuja on Saturday.
He said the aim of the meeting was to brief leaders across various universities on the status of the engagements between the Federal Government and the union’s leadership.
The NEC member noted that a decision on whether to embark on strike would be taken during the meeting.
As of now, it is not clear whether the union will embark on strike or not.
The NEC member said, “The leadership across various universities will meet and we will make the final decision. We need to review the terms and conditions set forth by the Federal Government. Our members already have their stance, so when we get briefed, we will be able to make a decision.
“We have given the government enough opportunity to clarify — or let me say rectify — their previous positions. ASUU’s position has not changed, and that is the implementation of the Nimi Briggs Committee report.”
In a last-minute move to avert a potential full-blown strike, the government summoned the union’s leadership to a meeting in Abuja on Monday.
The meeting lasted until Tuesday, though both parties refused to make the details public due to the rules guiding the negotiation process.
